OLD NEW YORK
The history of The Empire State
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Old Home Movies
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Location: New York City Year: Turn of the Last Century The oldest moving-picture film footage of New York City, dating from 1896 forw...
Friday, December 5, 2014
Lucys
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Location: New York City Year: Present day 40% of all cigarettes sold in New York City are untaxed.
Friday, November 28, 2014
The Queen City
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Year: 1789 Location: Buffalo Mew York's Second City, Buffalo, was originally named Buffalo Creek. The name has nothing to do with ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Miracle on 34th Street
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Location: 34th Street Year: 1947 The perennial Thanksgiving/Christmas favorite, Miracle on 34th Street , was born on Christmas Ev...
Sunday, November 23, 2014
What's that smell?
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Location: Manhattan Year: Present-Day The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Dance The Night Away
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Location: The Big Apple Year: Now Sanitation workers in New York City refer to maggots as “disco rice.”
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Yellow Cabs
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Location: Manhattan and Chicago Year: Early 1900s Ever wonder why New York taxis are all yellow? It's because John D. Hertz, an ...
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